| Casiopea Live | ||||
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| Video by | ||||
| Released | September 25, 1985 | |||
| Recorded | April 27, 1985 | |||
| Venue | Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo  | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 52:00 | |||
| Label | Laser Disc SM058-0110 | |||
| Producer | Shinichi Tohyama | |||
| Casiopea chronology | ||||
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Casiopea Live is the third live album and first live video by Casiopea, released in 1985. This is also Casiopea's 14th album overall.
All music is composed by Issei Noro
| No. | Title | from album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Down Upbeat" | Down Upbeat | 5:38 |
| 2. | "The Continental Way" | Down Upbeat | 5:55 |
| 3. | "Fabby Dabby" | Jive Jive | 4:07 |
| 4. | "Twilight Solitude" | Down Upbeat | 5:19 |
| 5. | "Marine Blue" | Halle | 4:15 |
| 6. | "Looking Up" | Photographs | 8:25 |
| 7. | "Eyes of the Mind" | Eyes of the Mind | 5:15 |
| 8. | "Asayake" | Super Flight | 5:31 |
| 9. | "Galactic Funk" | Cross Point | 7:01 |
| 10. | "Issei Noro interview" (DVD only) | - | 3:42 |
| Total length: | 55:08 | ||
CASIOPEA are
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | September 25, 1985 | Laser Disc | Laser Disc | SM058-0110 | Color, 1.33:1 |
| November 21, 1985 | Alfa Records | VHS | 09AV-4 | ||
| April 25, 1989 | Laser Disc | Laser Disc | SM035-3328 | ||
| September 13, 2000 | Pioneer LDC | DVD-Video | PIBL-1002 | Region codes 2, NTSC, PCM | |
| September 13, 2000 | Geneon Entertainment | DVD-Video | GNBL-1004 | NTSC, 5.1ch Surround | |
| Casiopea Live | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | December 21, 1985 | |||
| Recorded | April 27, 1985 | |||
| Venue | Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 51:26 | |||
| Label | Alfa Records 32XA-48 | |||
| Producer | Shinichi Tohyama | |||
| Casiopea chronology | ||||
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Casiopea Live is the third live album by Casiopea, released in 1985. This is also Casiopea's 14th album overall.
All music is composed by Issei Noro
| No. | Title | Music | from album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Down Upbeat" | Issei Noro | Down Upbeat | 5:38 |
| 2. | "The Continental Way" | Issei Noro | Down Upbeat | 5:55 |
| 3. | "Fabby Dabby" | Issei Noro | Jive Jive | 4:07 |
| 4. | "Twilight Solitude" | Issei Noro | Down Upbeat | 5:19 |
| 5. | "Marine Blue" | Issei Noro | Halle | 4:15 |
| 6. | "Looking Up" | Issei Noro | Photographs | 8:25 |
| 7. | "Eyes Of The Mind" | Issei Noro | Make Up City | 5:15 |
| 8. | "Asayake" | Issei Noro | Super Flight | 5:31 |
| 9. | "Galactic Funk" | Issei Noro | Cross Point | 7:01 |
| Total length: | 51:26 | |||
CASIOPEA are
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | December 21, 1985 | Alfa Records | 12cmCD | 32XA-48 | stereo |
| March 21, 1992 | ALCA-284 | ||||
| August 31, 1994 | ALCA-9014 | ||||
| August 29, 1998 | ALCA-9209 | ||||
| February 20, 2002 | Village Records | remastered 12cmCD | VRCL-2214 | DSD, LP paper jacket | |
| March 13, 2002 | VRCL-2234 | DSD | |||
| May 27, 2009 | Sony Music Direct | MHCL-20016 | DSD, Blu-spec CD, LP paper jacket | ||
| February 3, 2016 | Music download | 1076263603 | iTunes Store [1] | ||
| 4582290418735 | mora AAC-LC 320 kbps [2] | ||||
| A2000673671 | Recochoku AAC 320 kbps [3] | ||||
| B00005V4H4 | Amazon.com [4] | ||||
| Bhyve5fzkmfedmidm6gf4ovr6iy | Google Play Music [5] | ||||
| July 27, 2016 | 4582290418735 | mora DSD 2.8 MHz/1bit [6] | |||
| smj4582290418735 | e-onkyo DSD 2.8 MHz/1bit [7] | ||||
| 11194 | HD-music DSD 2.8 MHz/1bit [8] | ||||
| 4582290418728 | mora FLAC 96.0 kHz/24bit [9] | ||||
| A2000673671 | Recochoku FLAC 96 kHz 24bit [3] | ||||
| smj4582290418728/ | e-onkyo FLAC 96 kHz 24bit [10] | ||||
| 11202 | HD-music FLAC 96 kHz/24bit [11] | ||||
| November 10, 2016 | 0lupMlh5sd0wAhDX9dYfQ1 | Spotify [12] | |||
Aside from Casiopea Perfect Live II , all Casiopea lives officially released are cut.
Some songs are missing from the official release, some are not in the right order and some are shorter. Since this live featured dancers, the ending of "Eyes of the Mind" is heavily extended.
| No. | Title | Music | from album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sweat It Out" | Issei Noro | Photographs | |
| 2. | "Black Joke" | Issei Noro | Casiopea | |
| 3. | "Zoom" | Issei Noro | Down Upbeat | |
| 4. | "Down Upbeat" | Issei Noro | Down Upbeat | |
| 5. | "Marine Blue" | Issei Noro | Halle | |
| 6. | "The Continental Way" | Issei Noro | Down Upbeat | |
| 7. | "Take Me" | Issei Noro | Super Flight | |
| 8. | "Twilight Solitude" | Issei Noro | Down Upbeat | |
| 9. | "S-E" | Issei Noro | Jive Jive | |
| 10. | "Fabby Dabby" | Issei Noro | Jive Jive | |
| 11. | "Looking Up" | Issei Noro | Photographs | |
| 12. | "Eyes Of The Mind" | Issei Noro | Make Up City | |
| 13. | "The Soundgraphy" | Issei Noro | The Soundgraphy | |
| 14. | "Asayake" | Issei Noro | Super Flight | |
| 15. | "Misty Lady" | Issei Noro | Photographs | |
| 16. | "Galactic Funk" | Issei Noro | Cross Point |
Casiopea, now known in its fourth iteration as Casiopea-P4, is a Japanese jazz fusion band formed in 1976 by guitarist Issei Noro, bassist Tetsuo Sakurai, drummer Tohru "Rika" Suzuki, and keyboardist Hidehiko Koike. In 1977, keyboardist Minoru Mukaiya and drummer Takashi Sasaki joined, replacing Koike and Suzuki. They recorded their debut album Casiopea (1979) with guest appearances by American jazz musicians Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, and David Sanborn. In 1980, drummer Akira Jimbo joined the band. Casiopea has released over 40 albums in Japan and around the world.
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Casiopea is the debut album of Japanese jazz fusion group Casiopea, released on May 25, 1979. Recorded between December 1978 and March 1979 in Japan, it is Casiopea's self-titled debut album.
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Make Up City is the fourth album and the third studio album by Casiopea released on November 21, 1980.
Eyes of the Mind is the fifth album and the fourth studio album by Casiopea, released in 1981. The album was recorded in Los Angeles.
Cross Point is the sixth album and the fifth studio album by Casiopea recorded and released in 1981.
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Halle is the 13th album and 10th studio album by Casiopea released in 1985.
Sun Sun is the 15th album by Casiopea, recorded and released in 1986.
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On February 25, 1987, it was released with a laser disc from laser disc Co., Ltd. 7" single record "Asian Dreamer" was distributed as the first board purchase privilege.
On July 10, 1987, it became an LP record from Alfa Records.
In 2000, it was recurred as DVD "CASIOPEA LIVE HISTORY PART-I". Finally, as an exclusive add-on, Issei Noro interview was added.
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